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Woodsongs 484: Janiva Magness and Griffin House
JANIVA MAGNESS returns to WoodSongs with her stunning voice and amazing story. This LA based blues and soul vocalist is a three-decade darling of the blues genre. She was named Best Contemporary Female Artists in 2006 & 2007 by the the Blues Music Awards and is a 2008 nominee for Entertainer of the Year. She will debut songs from her next album What Love Will Do. She also will be talking about her role in National Foster Care Month.
GRIFFIN HOUSE is an intriguing talent originally from Spri ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Woodsongs 483: Tim Krekel Orchestra and Anna LaubeTIM KREKEL is an incredible roots and blues performer based out of Louisville, Kentucky. He has a warm, personal vocal style and has perfected his own distinctive guitar playing. Tim’s songs have been recorded by Crystal Gayle, Patty Loveless, Martina McBride. Kim Richey, Delbert McClinton, Rick Nelson, Lonnie Mack, Jerry Reed, and many others. Tim will be performing with the his full band, the Tim Krekel Orchestra. His latest release is Soul Season.
ANNA LAUBE has lived in Minnesota, Bel ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Woodsongs 482: James McMurtry and Justin Townes EarleJAMES McMURTRY is a Texas native and a hard core Troubadour. His songs chronicle the human condition with a slight political edge as demonstrated by his scathing, palace-rattling We Can't Make It Here which exploded as a free download just prior to the 2004 elections. Noted author Stephen King cited McMurtry as "the truest, fiercest songwriter of his generation." His new album Just Us Kids represents his most ambitious, accomplished and grittiest presentation to date.
JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE is ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Woodsongs 481: Kathy MatteaKATHY MATTEA is the beloved, Grammy-winning singer of such classics as “18 Wheels and A Dozen Roses, “Where’ve You Been,” and many other hits. Her new album COAL is a concept album that she’s been thinking about making since she was 19 when she heard “Dark as a Dungeon” for the first time. The songs are more than just mining songs, they are a tribute to her hometown and the people of Charleston, WV. The album really began to take shape after the Sago Mine Disaster of 2006 whic ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Woodsongs 480: Alathea and The Lee BoysALATHEA is a an award winning folk duo based from Johnson City, TN. Their song "Hurricane" was selected a winner in the 2007 John Lennon Songwriting Contest. Their music has a rustic quality that reflects the mountain view they glimpse from their East Tennessee cabin. The duo just released their 4th album My Roots Grow Deeper.
THE LEE BOYS are one of America’s finest African-American pedal steel ensembles, high energy and passionate! The musical genre is infused with rhythm and blues, jaz ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Woodsongs 479: Masters of the Acoustic GuitarRUSS BARENBERG is one of the most dynamic pickers in acoustic music. He got his start in 1970 with the groundbreaking bluegrass band Country Cooking and since then has been a member of a variety of highly influential groups, most notably his work in a trio with dobro master Jerry Douglas and bassist Edgar Meyer. His most recent album When at Last was nominated for a Grammy.
MURIEL ANDERSON is one of the foremost fingerstyle guitarists in the world. She is still the only woman to hold the Na ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Woodsongs 478: Shawn Mullins and The Biscuit BurnersSHAWN MULLINS is a songwriter based in Atlanta, GA that is best known for his 1998 single “Lullaby” which hit number one and was nominated for a Grammy. His latest CD honeydew was just released on Vanguard Records.
THE BISCUIT BURNERS offer a fresh approach to acoustic music with roots that date as far back as mountain music can reach. Based in Weaverville, NC, the band has quickly become one of the hottest acts in old-time music today. Their latest CD is titled Take Me Home.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Woodsongs 463: Larry Keel and Natural Bridge, bluehouseLARRY KEEL AND NATURAL BRIDGE is a bluegrass ensemble from the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia headed by flatpicking guitar champion Larry Keel. His distinct style of flatpicking the guitar has earned him legendary status with fans and the highest respect amongst his musical peers. Both Del McCoury and Acoustic Syndicate have recorded Larry’s material. He’s worked with everyone from Tony Rice, Mike Marshall, Darol Anger, Vassar Clements, Jim Lauderdale, Darrell Scott, Norman Blake, Sam ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Woodsongs 477: Tim O'BrienTIM O’BRIEN returns to the WoodSongs stage for a full one hour SPECIAL EVENT broadcast. Tim, of course, is a master musician who was born in West Virginia. He made his way out to Colorado and formed the landmark bluegrass ensemble Hot Rize in 1978. He continues to be one of the most prolific musicians and songwriters in American roots music. His new CD Chameleon will be released this spring on Proper American Records.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Woodsongs 476: The SteelDrivers and Carrie NewcomerTHE STEELDRIVERS play what might be called bluegrass soul. Imagine a great bluegrass band playing with, say, Joe Cocker singing. You read right. The band is comprised of a group of veteran Nashville session players that have innumerable hits, cuts, and licks to their credit. They will be performing material from their self-titled debut CD on Rounder Records.
CARRIE NEWCOMER returns to the WoodSongs stage to perform material from her latest release The Geography of Light, her 11th release ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Woodsongs 475: Terri Hendrix with Lloyd Maines and Jonathan ByrdTERRI HENDRIX returns to the WoodSongs stage with famed producer, multi-instrumentalist, and partner LLOYD MAINES to perform material from her 9th release The Spiritual Kind. Born in San Antonio, Terri noticed that she didn’t quite fit in with the other kids her age and began making up songs on her sister's guitar. In 1996, she started her own label by way of a rejection letter from a major label and has steadily built a fan base through touring, mailing lists, and her website. Terri won ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Woodsongs 474: Tommy Sands and The Carter BrothersTOMMY SANDS is a singer, songwriter and social activist from Ireland, sharing Irish Music from New York's Carnegie Hall to Moscow's Olympic Stadium, he has developed into one of the most powerful songwriters and enchanting solo performers in Ireland today. His songs have been recorded by Joan Baez, Kathy Matthea, Dolores Keane, The Dubliners and many others. Pete Seeger said, "Tommy Sands has achieved that difficult but wonderful balance between knowing and loving the traditions of his home ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Woodsongs 473: Peter Case and Carrie RodriguezPETER CASE debuted as a solo artist in 1986. Throughout the last twenty years, Peter has released album after album of benchmark material, material significant enough to warrant a three-disc tribute album featuring roots music royals Dave Alvin, Todd Snider, Chuck Prophet and James McMurtry. He is back with Let Us Now Praise Sleepy John, his most raw, direct work in nearly a decade. The album is nominated for a Grammy. Peter also just released a new book called As Far As You Can Get Without ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Woodsongs 473: Peter Case and Carrie RodriguezPETER CASE debuted as a solo artist in 1986. Throughout the last twenty years, Peter has released album after album of benchmark material, material significant enough to warrant a three-disc tribute album featuring roots music royals Dave Alvin, Todd Snider, Chuck Prophet and James McMurtry. He is back with Let Us Now Praise Sleepy John, his most raw, direct work in nearly a decade. The album is nominated for a Grammy. Peter also just released a new book called As Far As You Can Get Without ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Woodsongs 472: The Blind Boys of AlabamaThe BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA return to the WoodSongs stage for to perform material from their latest CD Down in New Orleans. The Blind Boys of Alabama have spread the spirit and energy of pure soul music for over 60 years, ever since the first version of the group formed at the Alabama Institute for the Negro Blind in 1939. Their last several albums have earned the band the best reviews and record sales of their career, four Grammy Awards in a four year span, and a completely new, contemporary ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Woodsongs 472: The Blind Boys of AlabamaThe BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA return to the WoodSongs stage for to perform material from their latest CD Down in New Orleans. The Blind Boys of Alabama have spread the spirit and energy of pure soul music for over 60 years, ever since the first version of the group formed at the Alabama Institute for the Negro Blind in 1939. Their last several albums have earned the band the best reviews and record sales of their career, four Grammy Awards in a four year span, and a completely new, contemporary ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Woodsongs 471: John McCutcheonJOHN McCUTCHEON is an American folk music icon. As an instrumentalist, he is a master of a dozen different traditional instruments, most notably the rare and beautiful hammer dulcimer. His thirty recordings have garnered every imaginable honor including seven Grammy nominations. His books and instructional materials have introduced new players to the joys of making their own music. And his commitment to grassroots political organizations has put him on the front lines of many of the issues ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Woodsongs 471: John McCutcheonJOHN McCUTCHEON is an American folk music icon. As an instrumentalist, he is a master of a dozen different traditional instruments, most notably the rare and beautiful hammer dulcimer. His thirty recordings have garnered every imaginable honor including seven Grammy nominations. His books and instructional materials have introduced new players to the joys of making their own music. And his commitment to grassroots political organizations has put him on the front lines of many of the issues ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Woodsongs 470: Celebration of the Music of Rev. Gary Davis and Marie Knight w/ Larry Campbell & Janis IanMARIE KNIGHT is a music legend in the world of blues and soul. She spent 20 years performing with Sister Rosetta Tharpe. The two became a preeminent duo of the 1940s. Now living in Harlem, she has just released her first full length CD in the last 25 years on MC Records. Let Us Get Together is a tribute to the pioneering blues guitarist and songwriter Rev. Gary Davis. The CD was produced by Larry Campbell whose works include recording, touring and producing artists that include Bob Dylan, W ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Woodsongs 470: Celebration of the Music of Rev. Gary Davis and Marie Knight w/ Larry Campbell & Janis IanMARIE KNIGHT is a music legend in the world of blues and soul. She spent 20 years performing with Sister Rosetta Tharpe. The two became a preeminent duo of the 1940s. Now living in Harlem, she has just released her first full length CD in the last 25 years on MC Records. Let Us Get Together is a tribute to the pioneering blues guitarist and songwriter Rev. Gary Davis. The CD was produced by Larry Campbell whose works include recording, touring and producing artists that include Bob Dylan, W ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Woodsongs 469: Lee Rocker and Meg HutchinsonLEE ROCKER helped reintroduce rockabilly to a mass audience with the Stray Cats in the early 80’s. The group’s first American album, 1982’s Built For Speed, became a huge hit, and held the #2 spot on the Billboard chart for 26 weeks, right behind Michael Jackson’s Thriller. He’ll have a lot to talk about on the show with the release of his latest solo CD on Alligator Records Black Cat Bone recorded with his road-tested-band plus a recent reunion tour with the Stray Cats. MEG HUTC ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Woodsongs 469:Lee Rocker and Meg HutchinsonLEE ROCKER helped reintroduce rockabilly to a mass audience with the Stray Cats in the early 80’s. The group’s first American album, 1982’s Built For Speed, became a huge hit, and held the #2 spot on the Billboard chart for 26 weeks, right behind Michael Jackson’s Thriller. He’ll have a lot to talk about on the show with the release of his latest solo CD on Alligator Records Black Cat Bone recorded with his road-tested-band plus a recent reunion tour with the Stray Cats. MEG HUTC ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Woodsongs 468: Robin and Linda Williams and Peter OstroushkoPETER CASE debuted as a solo artist in 1986. Throughout the last twenty years, Peter has released album after album of benchmark material, material significant enough to warrant a three-disc tribute album featuring roots music royals Dave Alvin, Todd Snider, Chuck Prophet and James McMurtry. He is back with Let Us Now Praise Sleepy John, his most raw, direct work in nearly a decade. The album is nominated for a Grammy. Peter also just released a new book called As Far As You Can Get Without ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Woodsongs 468:Robin and Linda Williams and Peter OstroushkoROBIN AND LINDA WILLIAMS debuted on A Prairie Home Companion back in 1975. Their association with the popular public radio program landed them on major stages from Carnegie Hall to the Hollywood Bowl. They have collaborated on several CDs with Garrison Keillor, and were prominently featured in the 2006 film "A Prairie Home Companion," directed by master filmmaker Robert Altman. Their new CD, Radio Songs, also on Red House Records, is a unique retrospective of their best live performances fr ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Woodsongs 467: Rhonda Vincent and The RageRHONDA VINCENT, one of the most acclaimed artists in bluegrass music, returns to the WoodSongs stage to introduce songs from her latest CD Good Thing Going with her full band, The Rage. The new CD is her most personal and autobiographical project to date with Rhonda writing 5 of the tracks. She will be the sole guest for this hour special event.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Woodsongs 467:Rhonda Vincent and The RageRHONDA VINCENT, one of the most acclaimed artists in bluegrass music, returns to the WoodSongs stage to introduce songs from her latest CD Good Thing Going with her full band, The Rage. The new CD is her most personal and autobiographical project to date with Rhonda writing 5 of the tracks. She will be the sole guest for this hour special event.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Woodsongs 466: Mary Gauthier and Paul Rishell & Annie RainesPAUL RISHELL AND ANNIE RAINES are a country blues duo. The two have been performing together since 1993. In 2000, their CD "Moving to the Country" won the W.C. Handy Award for Acoustic Blues Album of the Year. They have also recorded and performed as members of John Sebastian's J-Band, and appeared on the soundtrack to A Prairie Home Companion. They will be performing material from their latest CD Goin' Home. MARY GAUTHIER has emerged as one of the most prominent singer/songwriters on the ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Woodsongs 465: Hans Theessink and Eilen JewellHANS THEESSINK is a Dutchman living in Vienna who performs American blues and roots music. In his career, Hans has released 20 albums including Banjoman, his tribute project to Derroll Adams that he co-produced with Arlo Guthrie which was nominated for a Grammy. Hans will be performing material from his new CD Slow Train. EILEN JEWELL is a Boston-based artist who puts her own stamp on old-time country, folk and blues. Eilen's (rhymes with feelin') love for music began on a 1500-mile family ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Woodsongs 464: Michael McDermott and Rhonda RichmondMICHAEL McDERMOTT got his start performing in Chicago coffeehouses in the early 90's. A big time record deal and the release of his debut album soon followed. His song "A Wall I Must Climb" quickly rose the rock charts generating critical hosannas and drawing Springsteen and Dylan comparisons. After years of self-destructive behavior, McDermott had his moment of truth in November 2004. Soon after, he was writing and recording again and the results can be heard on his brand new CD, Noise Fro ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Woodsongs 462: The Wailin' Jennys and Bob EvansTHE WAILIN’ JENNYS are Nicky, Ruth and Heather — three distinct voices that together make an achingly perfect vocal sound. All established singer-songwriters in their own right, The Wailin’ Jennys are winning fast fans all over the world with powerful singing and thoughtful rootsy songwriting. Based out of Winnipeg, Canada, the trio’s latest CD, Firecracker, was nominated for a Juno Award and won a 2007 Folk Alliance Award for “Contemporary Release of the Year.” BOB EVANS is an ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Woodsongs 461: An Arkansas Music CelebrationCelebration of the Music & Artists of Arkansas with Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, The Apple Brothers, Caleb Cobb, Runaway Planet, Thomas Nelson, and GreenwillisListen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Woodsongs 460: Pieta Brown and Antsy McClainPIETA BROWN returns to the WoodSongs stage with a new album Remember the Sun. The daughter of two preachers' kids, Brown spent her childhood in Iowa and Alabama amidst a bohemian and musical family. In her bare-bones Iowa upbringing Pieta was exposed to traditional and rural folk music through her folk-singer father, Greg Brown. The new album features some of his strongest writing to date. ANTSY McCLAIN and the TRAILER PARK TROUBADOURS are energetic musicians who play country, rock and rol ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Woodsongs 459: Mamadou Diabate and Nuttin' But StringzMAMADOU DIABATE is a master kora player from Mali, West Africa. His musical lineage goes back seven centuries to the time of Sunjata Keita, the conqueror of the Malian empire. He is one of a handful remaining kora players that are keeping alive the kora tradition. This past year Mamadou was awarded 'World Music Artist Of The Year' from the American Folk Alliance. He will be performing material with his ensemble from his new CD Heritage. NUTTIN’ BUT STRINGZ consists of two brothers, Dami ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Woodsongs 466 :Mary Gauthier and Paul Rishell & Annie RainesPAUL RISHELL AND ANNIE RAINES are a country blues duo. The two have been performing together since 1993. In 2000, their CD "Moving to the Country" won the W.C. Handy Award for Acoustic Blues Album of the Year. They have also recorded and performed as members of John Sebastian's J-Band, and appeared on the soundtrack to A Prairie Home Companion. They will be performing material from their latest CD Goin' Home. MARY GAUTHIER has emerged as one of the most prominent singer/songwriters on the ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Woodsongs 465 :Hans Theessink and Eilen JewellHANS THEESSINK is a Dutchman living in Vienna who performs American blues and roots music. In his career, Hans has released 20 albums including Banjoman, his tribute project to Derroll Adams that he co-produced with Arlo Guthrie which was nominated for a Grammy. Hans will be performing material from his new CD Slow Train. EILEN JEWELL is a Boston-based artist who puts her own stamp on old-time country, folk and blues. Eilen's (rhymes with feelin') love for music began on a 1500-mile family ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Woodsongs 464 : Michael McDermott and Rhonda RichmondMICHAEL McDERMOTT got his start performing in Chicago coffeehouses in the early 90's. A big time record deal and the release of his debut album soon followed. His song "A Wall I Must Climb" quickly rose the rock charts generating critical hosannas and drawing Springsteen and Dylan comparisons. After years of self-destructive behavior, McDermott had his moment of truth in November 2004. Soon after, he was writing and recording again and the results can be heard on his brand new CD, Noise Fro ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Woodsongs 462: The Wailin' Jennys and Bob EvansTHE WAILIN’ JENNYS are Nicky, Ruth and Heather — three distinct voices that together make an achingly perfect vocal sound. All established singer-songwriters in their own right, The Wailin’ Jennys are winning fast fans all over the world with powerful singing and thoughtful rootsy songwriting. Based out of Winnipeg, Canada, the trio’s latest CD, Firecracker, was nominated for a Juno Award and won a 2007 Folk Alliance Award for “Contemporary Release of the Year.” BOB EVANS is an ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Woodsongs 461: An Arkansas Music CelebrationCelebration of the Music & Artists of Arkansas with Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, The Apple Brothers, Caleb Cobb, Runaway Planet, Thomas Nelson, and GreenwillisListen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Woodsongs 460: Pieta Brown and Antsy McClainPIETA BROWN returns to the WoodSongs stage with a new album Remember the Sun. The daughter of two preachers' kids, Brown spent her childhood in Iowa and Alabama amidst a bohemian and musical family. In her bare-bones Iowa upbringing Pieta was exposed to traditional and rural folk music through her folk-singer father, Greg Brown. The new album features some of his strongest writing to date. ANTSY McCLAIN and the TRAILER PARK TROUBADOURS are energetic musicians who play country, rock and rol ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Woodsongs 459: Mamadou Diabate and Nuttin' But StringzMAMADOU DIABATE is a master kora player from Mali, West Africa. His musical lineage goes back seven centuries to the time of Sunjata Keita, the conqueror of the Malian empire. He is one of a handful remaining kora players that are keeping alive the kora tradition. This past year Mamadou was awarded 'World Music Artist Of The Year' from the American Folk Alliance. He will be performing material with his ensemble from his new CD Heritage. NUTTIN’ BUT STRINGZ consists of two brothers, Dami ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Woodsongs 458: Bobby Rush and North Sea GasBOBBY RUSH has been performing his unique brand of blues which he dubbed "folk-funk" since the 50's. Bobby emerged out of the West Side blues circuit in Chicago fronting bands which included such notable alumni as Luther Allison and Freddie King and began to achieve national acclaim in the 70's. On his latest cd Raw, Bobby returns to his roots performing acoustic country blues as a solo performer for the first time in his 50+ career. NORTH SEA GAS bring their exciting blend of Scottish and ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Woodsongs 458: Bobby Rush and North Sea GasBOBBY RUSH has been performing his unique brand of blues which he dubbed "folk-funk" since the 50's. Bobby emerged out of the West Side blues circuit in Chicago fronting bands which included such notable alumni as Luther Allison and Freddie King and began to achieve national acclaim in the 70's. On his latest cd Raw, Bobby returns to his roots performing acoustic country blues as a solo performer for the first time in his 50+ career. NORTH SEA GAS bring their exciting blend of Scottish and ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Woodsongs 457: Boys of the Lough and Red WineBOYS OF THE LOUGH have established a global reputation for brilliance and integrity in their performance of Irish and Scottish music. Since 1967, they have completed over 64 tours of North America and celebrated over 39 years as a band. They have been nominated for two Grammies and will be performing material from their latest CD “Twenty” which, incidentally, is their twentieth record release. RED WINE is based in Italy and one of the premier bluegrass bands in Europe. Their style embr ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Woodsongs 457: Boys of the Lough and Red WineBOYS OF THE LOUGH have established a global reputation for brilliance and integrity in their performance of Irish and Scottish music. Since 1967, they have completed over 64 tours of North America and celebrated over 39 years as a band. They have been nominated for two Grammies and will be performing material from their latest CD “Twenty” which, incidentally, is their twentieth record release. RED WINE is based in Italy and one of the premier bluegrass bands in Europe. Their style embr ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Woodsongs 456: Ann Savoy and Her Sleepless Knights and The Red Stick RamblersANN SAVOY is one of the most admired icons in world of Cajun music. Ann has traveled the world playing Cajun music with her all-women band The Magnolia Sisters. She has written a book on Cajun music, was nominated for two Grammys including a CD with Linda Ronstadt, and was featured on two T-Bone Burnett projects the “Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood” and “All the King's Men.” Ann and her NEW band the Sleepless Knights will be performing material from their new CD “If Dreams ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Woodsongs 455: Chris Hillman and Herb PedersenCHRIS HILLMAN & HERB PEDERSEN have been performing together since the beginning of the 80's when the two, along with Dan Fogelberg and John Jorgensen, formed the Desert Rose Band. Chris, of course, wound up in the Rock 'n' Roll of Fame with his work with The Byrds. Chris also joined Gram Parson in 1968 to form the groundbreaking Country band The Flying Burrito Brothers. Since the early 60's, Herb's banjo and acoustic guitar work has been used by artists like Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris, ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Woodsongs 454: Mike Farris and Ben SolleeMIKE FARRIS is best known as the founder and dynamic vocalist of the rock band the Screamin' Cheetah Wheelies. Since then, Mike has fronted Double Trouble (Stevie Ray Vaughn's band) and released a new CD, “Salvation in Lights.” Think Blind Boys of Alabama meet Springsteen's the Seeger Sessions. Joining Mike on-stage will be the McCrary Sisters, who in addition to performing on Mike's new CD, have worked with the likes of Bob Dylan and Buddy Miller. BENN SOLEE Born and raised in Kentuck ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Woodsongs 453: The Avett Brothers and The EverybodyfieldsTHE AVETT BROTHERS return to the WoodSongs stage with a brand new CD “Emotionalism.” The band has created quite a buzz earning them three award nomination from the Americana Music Association this year. This non-traditional bluegrass band from North Carolina combines old-time country, bluegrass, punk, pop melodies, folk, rock and roll, honky tonk and ragtime to produce a sound described by The Washington Post as "post civil-war modern rock." THE EVERYBODYFIELDS is an alt-country band f ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Woodsongs 452: Cadillac Sky and Gretchen PetersCADILLAC SKY is the newest addition to Ricky Skaggs' record label. This Fort Worth-based band truly are a “triple threat”, with powerhouse vocals, incredible instrumental chops, and refreshingly original songwriting skills. The band's will be performing material from their debut album Blind Man Walking. GRETCHEN PETERS is a hit songwriter out of Nashville. Martina McBribe turned her song "Independence Day" into one of the most powerful and empowering women’s anthems ever recorded by ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | |
